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Meanings of mocking in anglès

Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.

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Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

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Examples for "taunting"
Examples for "taunting"
1
We both know you don't feel that way, so stop taunting me.
Frontier courtship
2
The laugh was turned on him; there was ceaseless ridicule and taunting.
Trumps
3
For the moment he felt powerless in face of her cold taunting.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
4
Its voice was smooth, assured, and only just short of openly taunting.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
5
Labarde was clearly provoking him; taunting a man just wasn't his style.
Amagansett
1
He heard derisive, scornful laughter that sounded vaguely flat and far away.
Time After Time
2
Bryant's derisive snort was enough to suggest that he did not agree.
The water room
3
But he does it rapidly and without any bitter or derisive idea.
Les Misérables
4
At least she didn't use a derisive tone when she quoted him.
Tarnished Knight
5
A slight derisive smile passed over the harsh features of the plague-nurse.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
1
A laugh frigidly jeering; a look lazily mutinous; gentlemanlike irony, patrician resentment.
The Professor
2
The jeering voice from the rear of the room belonged to Toomey.
The Fighting Shepherdess
3
Following the ignominious defeat the booing and jeering went up several decibels.
The Guardian
4
Another time I asked for hints and ended up jeering at myself.
The Name of the Wind
5
It benumbed him for a second; then he laughed with jeering bitterness.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
1
Those behind the fence frequently shouted and yelped in taunts and gibelike cries, but the regiment maintained a stressed silence.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Usage of mocking in anglès
1
Ain't nobody better. Those words were said in an almost mocking tone.
No mercy
2
More often than not the police car moves on, to mocking laughter.
The Guardian
3
Again the mocking growl which had so disturbed me in the corridor.
Atlantida
4
The tone was more mocking than fierce; but Felicia shrank under it.
The Mating of Lydia
5
She accused my book of mocking everything from domestic abuse to PTSD.
The Guardian
6
In a tone of mocking sweetness she said, 'That's enough about me.
Solar
7
The bird of the South-themocking-bird ,wasthe first object of study.
In Nesting Time
8
This is nothing but unveiled power, mocking the sanctity of the temple!'
Forge of Darkness
9
Jeannette stared into the mocking eyes of her cousin; then she laughed.
Under the Country Sky
10
Do me the favor to count your money, laughed the mocking convalescent.
A Fascinating Traitor: An Anglo-Indian Story
11
A German satirist is facing prosecution after mocking him on German TV.
Reuters
12
He had to fight the feeling that the place was mocking him.
The secret river
13
I said as much to Clarence; but this mocking featherhead only said:
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
14
But she needs to 'rest' tonight, Scott said with mocking finger quotes.
Just the Sexiest Man Alive
15
The other went on in an unbroken flow of mocking good humour.
The Whirlpool
16
I did not like his tone; it appeared more mocking than serious.
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresha...
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United Kingdom
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Australia
Common
United States of America
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